The First Inklings of a Plan

I had a followup appointment with my RE this evening. AF was two days late so today was day 1 of my cycle as well. There was lots of talking going on and most of it wasnt surprising. All my test results came back normal, apart from the half a uterus thing. He went over in far more detail than I will here four next courses of action:

1. IVF
2. Injectables with IUI
3. Agressive Clomid Cycle
4. Laparoscopy

DH wasnt at the appointment with me so basically I was told that we were supposed to discuss it and get back to him with what we have decided. We have discussed it and have decided to wait a few days. We aren't planning on doing IVF and we arent really the best canidates for an aggressive clomid cycle since that is used mainly if my periods werent regular, which they are. He brought up doing a laparoscopy to check for endometriosis. I mentioned before about having painful periods recently. Also, one of his fellows had done a research project on endomentriosis and found that women with fair skin and red hair are more likely to have it. I wanted to tell him that I just dyed my hair yesterday (which I did) and it usually isn't this red but I don't think that would change the fact that I have fair skin and my natural hair color has red in it.

I asked him about which side my uterus was because during the sonohysterogram I thought they said it was on the left but I thought that when I was originally diagnosed they said it was on the right. He pulled out the paperwork and said that the sonohysterogram said left but during the exam they said right and asked, "So does that make sense to you?" I said, "No, not at all." I was a little concerned because he didnt seem to realize why I felt this information was important. I made some comment about how if I ovulated from the ovary that was not connected to my uterus, that it would be pointless to go ahead with an IUI since the egg(s) wouldnt get to my uterus anyway. Then he seemed to get where I was coming from and immediately jumped on board. Along with all the other stuff I need to do over the next couple weeks pertaining to my fertility, I need to try to track down the results from the HSG I had done 3.5 years ago because that will be the most conclusive test to find out where my uterus is hanging out.

DH and I talked tonight and pretty much decided we are doing the injectables, which is pretty much what we had decided before we went in. However, we are going to wait the next couple of days and see how things go pain-wise for this cycle. I really dont want to have a laparoscopy, but I also really dont want to be in pain like I was last month either. As of right now, just normal period cramps.

I got a huge folder from the RE talking all about treatments. I have a giant checklist that I have to tackle at some point when I am feeling less overwhelmed. At the top of the list is calling my insurance to find out if anything is covered and where I should get my drugs from. Also need to get those HSG results sent to the RE. The RE said something about calling them about 2 weeks before this cycle ends and I should have some things done by then... only I don't remember what things I am supposed to get done. I probably won't have a chance to read anything in the packet until Thursday. So that is that. A lot of nothing.